Garden Club Lemon Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sweet unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs or 2 large egg whites, lightly beaten with a fork until foamy
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice (psst -i use bottled lemon juice in this most often)
• 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar or 1/4 cup icing sugar, for dusting tops, approximately

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 combine crust ingredients until mixture resembles crumbs using a pastry blender or a couple of butter knives.
• 3 press into a greased and floured 8" square glass baking pan using your fingers- press it so that the entire bottom of the pan is covered evenly.
• 4 bake partially for 15 minutes, then remove from the oven.
• 5 while the crust is prebaking, combine the filling ingredients and pour over the warm crust.
• 6 bake for about 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned- do not overbake.
• 7 let cool completely.
• 8 once cool, sift powdered sugar over the top- you may need more or less to taste.
• 9 i like mine to look like they've been covered with a snow.
• 10 slice into bars and serve.